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The Ancient Parish of FARNHAM

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"FARNHAM, a parish-town, in the lower division of Claro, liberty of Knaresborough; 2½ miles N. of Knaresborough, 5½ from Boroughbridge, 7 from Ripon, 20 from York. Pop. 141. The Church is a perpetual curacy (see Churches for photograph), in the deanry of Boroughbridge, diocese of Chester, value £6. 12s. 1d. p.r. £32. Patrons, the Heirs of the late Col. Harvey, and James Collins, Esq."

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"FERRENSBY, in the parish of Farnham, lower-division of Claro; 2¾ miles N. of Knaresborough, 4¼ from Boroughbridge. Pop. 110."

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"SCOTTON, in the parish of Farnham, lower-division of Claro, liberty of Knaresborough; 2 miles NW. of Knaresborough, 3 from Ripley, 10 from Ripon. Pop. 297.

This was anciently the residence of the Percies and Pulleyns, whose Mansions, still remaining, are converted into farm Houses. Percys' is now the property of the Rev. William Roundell, and retains many marks of antiquity. The houses where the Pulleyns resided, is now the property a Sir Thomas Turner Slingsby, Bart. it is a very large building, hath undergone so thorough a repair, that scarcely any marks of antiquity remain about it. --Hargrove."

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • St. Oswald's Church, Farnham (view 1).
  • St. Oswald's Church, Farnham (view 2).
  • St. Thomas's Church, Scotton.
  • The Methodist Church, Scotton.

Church Records

• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Farnham.

Directories

• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Baines's Directory and Gazetteer Directory of 1822.

Gazetteers

• There is further information about this parish from National Gazetteer 1868 Yorkshire extracts.

Maps

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• For a more detailed map of the parishes in the riding please see the Yorkshire parish maps page.
• For a more detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
• Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.
• View maps of Farnham and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Names (Geographical)

• The following places are within the boundaries of this (ancient) parish, but I have no further information on them other than the Ordnance Survey Landranger Grid reference shown:
  • (SE337592) Preston House

Societies

• This parish is covered by the following Society:
  • Harrogate and district Family History Society